~ Tick! ~ Meatloaf ~ Chocolate Covered Raisins ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good 37º morning.

 

Yesterday started out cold and stayed that way. Winds got sort of wild. I remembered to empty the rain gauge... since my car is clean I knew the rains would come! It looked like it by 5pm....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But, they haven't yet! Hmmmm....

Maybe today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like all the radar is in No. Cal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was running around like a crazed person cleaning the house and working on projects most of the day. Tim and PatC stopped by early yesterday morning to take a look at my gate and see what the problem was. They will be back here at about 8:30 this morning so Tim can fix the hinge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took a break and was sitting here at my computer when I felt something hurting on my inner thigh. Weird. I rubbed it through my jeans. Still hurt. So I took down my pants and there was a TICK! OH GROSS! It was a teeny teeny tiny one... like the little one here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but dang it was burrowing in and it HURT~! I pulled him out, examined him in the sink, and flushed him down the toilet! Put some triple antibiotic on the spot. WHERE in the HEQQ did he come from? AND why in my pants????  

 

 

 

 

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner was meatloaf. I used hamburger, grated in some corned beef, mozzarella cheese, 2 eggs, Citrus Sea Salt, Sonoma pepper, chicken gravy, mayonnaise, garlic bread crumbs, onion, sliced garlic, and pepper infused olive oil. I put a mixture of catsup and sweet hot chili sauce on top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 OMG, it was sooooo tender and good! Meatloaf

sandwich today!

 

 

Historically this date...

1958 – Entertainer Elvis Presley is conscripted into the U.S. Army.

1989 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground.

1998 – Jonesboro massacre: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.

     These two should have been hung! Read about them now..

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1874 – Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d.1926)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1909 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (d. 1934)

 

 

 

 

 

1911 – Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. 2006)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1915 – Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1924 – Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A former US Marine, saved the lives of 5 other Marines, a Republican.... campaigned for Lyndon Johnson but voted for Nixon!

 

1944 – R. Lee Ermey, American actor

 

 

 

 

 

 

1953 – Louie Anderson, American comedian

 

 

 

 

 

1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player

   (Just for you Bri!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Thursday. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 24th

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

 

~ SUNSHINE! ~ Car Wash ~ Potsalagoo ~ Chip and Dip Day ~

Good 36º morning.            

Yesterday we actually had sun! Driving to Medford....Mt McLaughlin in the background...

And.... Table Rock  .......

Went to Costco. Brian wanted bar-mop towels for his bathroom at the office. He is doing the environmental thing. The cleaners next door will wash them for him and he'll keep a stack in the bathroom so he doesn't have just one towel (with germs) and doesn't have to buy and throw out paper towels. Then I got Maggie some 'chicken' dental chews, broccoli, freeze dried sliced garlic and diced onion.  

Left there and went to Grants Pass to the car wash.

Sorry Oregon people, when I wash my truck you can be guaranteed of at least a week of rain! Stand by....

Stopped at Brian's office

and had a cup of coffee, chatted, gave him the towels. Then to Staples to trade in the old ink cartridges I bought for my old printer for new ones for the new printer.  Then off to Rogue River and trade in the prime dog food Maggie won't eat for some cat food on sale for Harley. I had a coupon for free Yoplait yogurt and a buck off 14 cans of cat food. With the dog food credit and the total of my purchases, I owed the market 27¢.

Got home and tried the 'new' chicken flavored dental chews on Maggie and she took it politely and then dropped it in the living room! Sigh....................................... I had given Brian the two bags of regular dental chews she wouldn't eat, for Atlas. B said he loves them. Looks like he may get some chicken flavored ones now too.

Dinner ... cooked and mashed broccoli mixed with sauteéd hamburger, mushrooms, garlic, onions, and cooked brown rice. Added bread crumbs, 2 beaten eggs, grape tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. Sickeningly good for me. Tasty though with added hot sweet chili sauce. (I make my own.) Baked until browned. Something like this I'd always call 'pots-a-la-goo' (a one dish/pan meal)

Historically this date....

1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" – at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.

1806 – After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.

1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

1994 – At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.

2003 – In Nasiriyah, Iraq, 11 soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company as well as 18 U.S. Marines are killed during the first major conflict of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 654 Iraqi combatants are also killed.

And births this date include....

1905 – Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)

1922 – Marty Allen, American comedian and actor

1937 – Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder

There is a little teeny tiny baby lizard in the outside door jam of the dining room door. OMG, he's sooooo cute! Will have to be vigilant and get his picture!

Cleaning house today. UGH! 

All I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 23rd

National Chip and Dip Day

OMG, Nancy just wrote that Liz Taylor died today.
Sad.

Volunteer Totals and Luncheon Location ~ Goof-Off Day

Good 30º morning. Clouds sitting right down on top of us. Pressure going up. We may get sun.

Yesterday I went to Medford, met up with Ruth, and we proceeded to the library

(It wasn't a snow day, but the only picture I could find)

in her new little red Ford Focus, that she is so enjoying.

I was impressed with this new library. All the bells and whistles. We met up with Felicity and Sheila and we totaled up the volunteer hours our JCRW members had turned in. These people will be recognized at a later date and the club with 25000 + volunteer hours will get a national award.

Then Ruth and I headed to the Dollar Tree

for wrapping paper and bags for favors and prizes to be given at our 1 + 1 Luncheon in two weeks. Then to Veranda Park 

where the luncheon will be held. We talked to the dining room manager and finalized the menu and seating...

This is a lovely retirement living location on the hill above Medford.

I left and headed for Costco. OMG, each lane in the parking lot had 4 to 5 cars waiting for parking spaces. I came home! On the way the sky looked threatening...

..... and here on the left it was pouring down rain, but none on the roadway

and coming into Rogue River you can see our mill's chimney is working full throtle....

Hopefully today I can get to Costco, early!

 

Historically this date....

1978 – Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1982 – NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.

1984 – Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.

1997 – Tara Lipinski, age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion women's World Figure Skating Champion.

And births this date include...

1908 – Louis L'Amour, American author (d. 1988)

Jerry's favorite author.

1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)

1920 – Werner Klemperer, German-born actor (d. 2000)

1920 – Ross Martin, Polish-American actor (d. 1981)

1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor

1933 – May Britt, Swedish actress

There are absolutely no current photos of her.

1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress

... and today is my friend and neighbor's birthday.. Cindy.

She is the mother of Lucy, the ferocious Jack Russell,..... and the wife of Frank. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!

All I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 22nd

National Goof-Off Day